Alpes-Maritimes (5)
25.01.2012
Provence & Côte d'Azur: New rating system raises the bar for customer service excellence
Tourists across the globe will be able to enjoy a range of world class cultural gems stamped with a 'Quality Tourism' seal of approval in 2012, applied to selected sites throughout the region. This distinctive brand has already been granted to several tourism sectors whose high-class standards meet the rigorous criteria of the 'Quality Tourism' programme.Read more … A quality seal of approval
18.06.2011
Art & Culture: Château de la Moutte keeps alive spirit of former owner
The private hilltop castle Château de la Moutte will open its doors to the public on four separate occasions this summer, providing visitors with a rare opportunity to see the exotic park and château with its stunning view of the Gulf of Saint-Tropez.Read more … Culture at its heart
16.05.2011
Art & Culture: Is it an investigative report or simply the ranting of a grieving father? After its festival premiere, critics Unlawful Killing is accused of turning the death of Princess Diana
The first weekend of the 64th Cannes Film Festival passed with a healthy dose of glamour and fanfare as the celebrities came out in force to enjoy the party atmosphere. However, the presence of stars like Leonardo Dicaprio and Kanye West wasn't the only thing making headlines and on Friday the buzz building around a controversial documentary by British actor Keith Allen about the 1997 death of Diana, Princess of Wales finally came to a head at its premiere screening.Read more … Controversial Princess Diana documentary slammed at Cannes... for being an unlawfully bad film
13.05.2011
Art & Culture: The wait is finally over for George Michael’s fans, as he announces he will tour again... and Nice will be one of his 47 shows
With big stars including Beyonce and Shakira programmed to land in the Côte d’Azur from June, it was already looking like it was going to be a bumper summer for music fans in the region. And now, perhaps most exciting of all for many, is news that George Michael will be joining this line up of international stars in the Côte’s capital.Read more … Global superstar George Michael to the Riviera
08.04.2011
Art & Culture: The responsibility of realising one of the French master's very last works is handed over to the Matisse Museum
It may not look very spectacular, but the blue gouache paper cutouts set against a white background unveiled at the Musée Matisse yesterday have been causing quite a stir in the international art world. The mural is a copy of a model made by the French artist Henri Matisse not long before he died and it has been donated to the city of Nice by Claude Duthuit, the master's famous grandson.Read more … It's Nice not New York as 'priceless' Matisse mural is to be recreated in the Côte capital
